Commemorating the centenary of the First World War in books

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Welcome to Great War 100 Reads.

One hundred years later, the legacy of the First World War lives on.

I am commemorating the centenary of the war by learning more about it and reflecting on its continuing influences. So from July 2014 through to 2018, the First World War is the subject of my leisure reading. Mostly fiction. Some memoirs, diaries and non-fiction mixed in.

My explorations go from the causes through to the consequences. Honouring soldiers, nurses, ambulance drivers, spies, suffragists, pacifists, propagandists and those serving on the home front. Comparing Canadian perspectives with those from other countries. Seeing how perceptions have changed over time.

In between the book reviews, I share photos of First World War tributes from my travels near and far, in Monday Monuments and Memorials. I take an expansive view of what belongs – statues, cenotaphs, plaques, grave markers, sculptures, war art, ephemera and many other remembrances of the war. I seek them out wherever I go. Sometimes they present themselves to me out of the blue. You can click on Monuments and Memorials (above or in the main menu, depending on your devise) to see the list.

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Very cool subject. In my travels, the monuments to World War I — whether in Canada, the U.S. or in Europe — always stand out for their elegance compared to so many other war memorials. Perhaps that was because the magnitude of that tragedy for its time was literally monumental.